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Former Cuban President Fidel Castro made his first public appearance in nine months, attending the opening of an art studio in the country's capital. NBC 6's Steve Litz has the story. (Published Thursday, Jan 9, 2014)

Official newspapers and websites on Thursday carried a photo showing a seated, gray-haired Castro from behind, pointing at a work of art while artist Alexis Leyva leans in to talk to him at the Wednesday night event.

Yoani Sanchez: "I Am Cuban – a Jose Marti Cuban"

During her appearance at Miami Dade College's Freedom Tower Monday, Yoani Sanchez said that earlier in her world tour someone asked her if she is from Fidel Castro's Cuba or from Miami's Cuba. "I am Cuban – a Jose Marti Cuban," she said, referring to the 19th-century revolutionary. (Published Monday, Apr 1, 2013)

Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia published three other pictures on its website that showed Castro's face. Wearing a black jacket and green scarf on a cool Havana evening, Castro reaches out to touch a sculpture in one of the images.

Castro last appeared in public on April 9, 2013, when he attended the inauguration of Havana school.

Beaches in Cuba

In December he met privately with visiting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, a key ally of Cuba.

Castro, 87, led Cuba for 48 years before falling gravely ill in July 2006 and handing over power to his brother Raul, who formally became president in January 2008.